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08/21/2008 7:41 AM
> > I suspect that the problem is competition between you and the other dog > handlers. You are too self-conscious and not at all relaxed. The dog > cannot interpret this tension in your body language and so refuses the > delivery. If I were working with a larger animal that was nervous I > wouldn't want to approach too closely either... think of it from dog's > viewpoint. Relax, don't sag or lower your shoulders, don't stare at > your dog, look ten centimeters to the left of the dog's face if you must > face the dog. If all else fails turn 90 degrees and present your side > to the approaching dog. The problem isn't the dog, it's your body language. > Cj You are right, I am nervous. He is such a very keen retriever but unsteady in a group, his work out in the field is good, he is attentive to the stop whistle, has style and speed, many people have admired him and some even want him! It all goes wrong when he is around me, so I guess my nervousness at failing to control him there is worrying him. So its valium and brandy at classes then Sonia >

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